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Tom Alter and co-artist in 'Ghalib'
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New Delhi:
His impeccable command over Urdu and acting skills make Tom Alter
the perfect choice for the director of play ''Ghalib'' for the role
of the legendary poet. M Sayeed Alam, whose ''Ghalib'' has seen 33
productions across the country, says he chose Alter for the role for
three reasons.
"First Altar's Urdu is too good. He has a great command over the
language.
Secondly, his complexion almost matches with what Ghalib is
described as and thirdly their age. Alter, who is 60, plays the role
of Ghalib as a 67 year-old," Alam told PTI. This weekend two
productions of the play will be staged in Chandigarh and the
national capital.
According to Alter, he also identifies himself with Ghalib on some
accounts. He has been play the role of the poet since 2008.
"I love poetry like Ghalib did and yes I am impulsive like him," he
said. Alter is remembered the most for his role as a British officer
in the movie ''Kranti'' and his stint on the small screen on the
long-running show ''Junoon''.
''Ghalib'' is a lively, entertaining and educative account of the
intriguing man named Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib - a master yet a
rundown poet, privileged yet pitiable elite, extravagant yet poor
noble, devout yet self effacing lover, irreverent yet pious husband
and self-seeking yet altruistic person, said Alam. "This is what one
comes across while watching 67-year-old Ghalib narrating memoirs of
his life to his first biographer Maulana Altaf Hussein Hali," he
said.
Alter takes Hali and audiences to an array of scenes depicting the
poet in his childhood, youth, mid-age and old age. One also gets to
hear several ghazals including a good number of them hitherto
unheard.
The Padma Shri winner, who plays the older Ghalib, doubles up as the
anchor. The Pierrots Troupe production, the theatre company headed
by Alam, is credited with successfully rediscovering the genre of
biographical drama with plays on Maulana Azad, K L Saigal, Begum
Akhtar and Ghalib in New Delhi.
"Our company has done two plays on the legendary Urdu poet ''Ghalib''
and ''Ghalib in New Delhi''. ''Ghalib in New Delhi'', a comic play
which sees the poet coming to the national capital, has seen more
than 295 productions till date," he said.
The company will also stage a new play on Ghalib''s letters.
"However, there will be no Ghalib in this play.
It is only about people to whom Ghalib wrote letters. Alter will
play one of such characters," Alam said.
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